Great news for martial arts fans as Eureka Entertainment announced the release of Drunken Master, the Original Kung-Fu Classic starring the undisputed Godfather of Martial Arts Action-Comedy Jackie Chan, as part of the Masters of Cinema Series in a definitive Dual-format (Blu-ray & DVD) edition on 24 April 2017.

Drunken Master – Still (Courtesy Eureka Entertainment)

Hong Kong action pioneer Yuen Woo-ping (The Matrix; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) and martial arts superstar Jackie Chan burst onto the scene in 1978 with a one-two punch of kung fu masterpieces, and it was the second of these, Drunken Master, with its Keatonesque slapstick and flawlessly choreographed fight scenes that would leave the biggest impact.

Jackie Chan plays Wong Fei-hung (a legendary Chinese folk hero who has also been portrayed on screen by Jet Li, Gordon Liu and Donnie Yen amongst many others), who is punished for his frequent troublemaking by being forced to study under the martial arts master Su Hua Chi (Yuen Siu-tien), notorious for his drinking as much as he is for leaving his students crippled. Wong proves himself an adept pupil, but his new skills are soon put to the test when his own father is targeted by a brutal assassin (Hwang Jang Lee, Snake in the Eagle’s Shadow).

Frequently ranked as one of the greatest martial arts films of all time, Drunken Master revolutionised modern action cinema, and the Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present the film on Blu-ray for the first time in the UK in a new Dual-Format edition.

This Dual Format Release of Drunken Master Features

Definitive transfer from 4K digital restoration

The original complete Cantonese soundtrack, rarely heard on home video

Alternate Cantonese, English and Mandarin audio options

Newly translated English subtitles

Audio commentary by Hong Kong film experts Ric Meyers and Jeff Yang

New video interview with director Yuen Woo-ping

Video interview with Jackie Chan

New video interview with film scholar Tony Rayns

New video appreciation by director Gareth Evans (The Raid film series)

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